Lies

Lies are like chains that grab hold and weigh down.

Every lie that I tell is one more thorn on his crown.

It starts out a secret, a fib, a white lie.

But before you know it, the water's too high.

Is it possible to drown in a sea of untruth?

to die right now would be both sad and uncouth.

Tried to hide my sin, tried to mask its face.

I should have never lied to myself in the first place.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

this poem is about my struggle with an eating disorder. I kept telling myself that I was okay, that I was just dieting. But in the end the only person I was fooling was me.

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Paul Blakeford's picture

I like the "drowning in a sea of untruth" image. I guess truth is like sunlight.